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Reeves ‘not immune’ to MPs’ concerns over winter fuel payment

Reeves ‘not immune’ to MPs’ concerns over winter fuel payment

Reeves ‘not immune’ to MPs’ concerns over winter fuel payment

09 September 2024

The Chancellor told MPs ‘we stand, we lead and we govern together’ ahead of a potential backbench rebellion over cuts to the winter fuel allowance.


Harvey Weinstein taken to hospital for emergency heart surgery

Harvey Weinstein taken to hospital for emergency heart surgery

Harvey Weinstein taken to hospital for emergency heart surgery

09 September 2024

The 72-year-old was taken to the hospital from the Rikers Island jail in New York, where he is being held in custody.


Apple unveils AI-powered iPhone 16 range

Apple unveils AI-powered iPhone 16 range

Apple unveils AI-powered iPhone 16 range

09 September 2024

Chief executive Tim Cook said the new devices had been built ‘from the ground up’ for its new Apple Intelligence tools.


Government bolsters Russian sanctions but MPs warn of third country loopholes

Government bolsters Russian sanctions but MPs warn of third country loopholes

Government bolsters Russian sanctions but MPs warn of third country loopholes

09 September 2024

The UK has designated over 2,000 individuals and entities under the Russia Regulations as of July 2024.


Prisons overcrowding crisis: Why are some criminals being released early?

Prisons overcrowding crisis: Why are some criminals being released early?

Prisons overcrowding crisis: Why are some criminals being released early?

09 September 2024

The Justice Secretary announced plans in July to temporarily cut the proportion of sentences inmates must serve behind bars from 50% to 40%.


Kate’s personal video shows ‘vulnerability while staying in control’

Kate’s personal video shows ‘vulnerability while staying in control’

Kate’s personal video shows ‘vulnerability while staying in control’

09 September 2024

PR guru Mark Borkowski said the YouTube Insta generation film is a tectonic shift in how the royal family deals with its image.


Princess of Wales’ openness about cancer will ‘give hope to many others’

Princess of Wales’ openness about cancer will ‘give hope to many others’

Princess of Wales’ openness about cancer will ‘give hope to many others’

09 September 2024

Cancer charities have praised the ‘fantastic news’ that Kate has completed her chemotherapy course.


Labour’s plans for buses may need enormous sums of Government cash, Tories warn

Labour’s plans for buses may need enormous sums of Government cash, Tories warn

Labour’s plans for buses may need enormous sums of Government cash, Tories warn

09 September 2024

Minister says department is ‘urgently’ reviewing extension of £2 bus fare cap as he announces move to give local authorities power to run buses.


Streeting insists ‘nothing commercially sensitive’ shared with visitor Milburn

Streeting insists ‘nothing commercially sensitive’ shared with visitor Milburn

Streeting insists ‘nothing commercially sensitive’ shared with visitor Milburn

09 September 2024

The Health Secretary defended seeking advice from one of his Labour predecessors, amid questions from the Conservatives.


Met officer dismissed over ‘antisemitic comments’ to colleague

Met officer dismissed over ‘antisemitic comments’ to colleague

Met officer dismissed over ‘antisemitic comments’ to colleague

09 September 2024

Pc Morgan Griffiths was found to have committed gross misconduct during the conversation in February, the force said.


Kate’s cancer update: The timeline of her ‘incredibly tough’ nine months

Kate’s cancer update: The timeline of her ‘incredibly tough’ nine months

Kate’s cancer update: The timeline of her ‘incredibly tough’ nine months

09 September 2024

The princess has finished chemotherapy, but said her ‘path to healing and full recovery is long and I must continue to take each day as it comes’.


Government announces new independent appeals process for subpostmasters

Government announces new independent appeals process for subpostmasters

Government announces new independent appeals process for subpostmasters

09 September 2024

Wrongly accused subpostmasters will be given an opportunity to have their cases re-assessed, as part of an an additional independent appeals process.


Teenager put detective in chokehold during police interview, court told

Teenager put detective in chokehold during police interview, court told

Teenager put detective in chokehold during police interview, court told

09 September 2024

A court heard Muhammad Zakir Arif made comments associated with radical Islamism during his arrest and at the subsequent interview.


Ex-Pc goes on trial accused of on-duty sexual assaults

Ex-Pc goes on trial accused of on-duty sexual assaults

Ex-Pc goes on trial accused of on-duty sexual assaults

09 September 2024

Oliver Dines, formerly of West Mercia Police, is accused of assaulting two women around a month apart in 2020.


Man convicted of conspiring to commit FGM in ‘landmark’ case

Man convicted of conspiring to commit FGM in ‘landmark’ case

Man convicted of conspiring to commit FGM in ‘landmark’ case

09 September 2024

Emad Kaky has been remanded in custody until he is sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court.


Family moments captured on film as Kate shares cancer journey update

Family moments captured on film as Kate shares cancer journey update

Family moments captured on film as Kate shares cancer journey update

09 September 2024

The footage, by filmmaker Will Warr, shows the Prince and Prince of Wales enjoying quality time after the challenges of the past nine months.


Stormont Executive aiming to secure restoration of direct transatlantic route

Stormont Executive aiming to secure restoration of direct transatlantic route

Stormont Executive aiming to secure restoration of direct transatlantic route

09 September 2024

It has been a number of years since there was a direct flight to the United States from Northern Ireland.


Commissioner: Regrettable some victims not told of early release of offenders

Commissioner: Regrettable some victims not told of early release of offenders

Commissioner: Regrettable some victims not told of early release of offenders

09 September 2024

Downing Street acknowledged it was ‘incredibly difficult’ for victims to know that the offenders were being released early.


Sister fears parole hearing is prelude to killer’s release

Sister fears parole hearing is prelude to killer’s release

Sister fears parole hearing is prelude to killer’s release

09 September 2024

The Parole Board will decide if Martin Bell will be allowed into an open prison, 10 years after he was convicted of killing 23-year-old Gemma Simpson.


Government plans to introduce VAT on private school fees deeply misguided – Tice

Government plans to introduce VAT on private school fees deeply misguided – Tice

Government plans to introduce VAT on private school fees deeply misguided – Tice

09 September 2024

Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice says state schools face ‘capacity crisis’ from the influx of pupils leaving private institutions from January.


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